Joe Biden was elected president and soon enough reversed Donald Trump’s reduction of illegal southern border crossings to the point that we now have the highest influx […]
Opinion
Biden-Putin summit puts Russia to the test
by Trudy Rubin Rate the U.S.-Russia summit in Geneva as a success for President Joe Biden. If you want to understand why, just look at what Vladimir […]
America tries China’s way of competing
China is America’s economic rival. The way capitalists deal with rivals is to compete. President Joe Biden vows to compete with this rival on the rival’s terms. […]
When will Dems see McConnell as he really is?
So much for quaint notions of bipartisanship. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell this week bluntly admitted what should long have been obvious: He views partisan politics as […]
Maybe Putin learned something
Let’s start our instant analysis of this week’s Biden-Putin summit not with the big-news headline, but the bottom line: The instant analysis of this Geneva summit is […]
No outdoor masks for kids
Mayssa Abuali and Amy Beck We are living in a modern dystopia when, in the name of science, adults enjoy life unmasked while young children are masked; […]
Gov. Justice wants us to party on Sunday
Governor Jim Justice said there are a lot of reasons to celebrate this Sunday. June 20th will mark the state’s 158th birthday and it is Father’s Day. […]
W.Va.’s first official Juneteenth
“Emancipation Day.” “Freedom Day.” “Juneteenth Independence Day.” Tomorrow, West Virginia celebrates its first officially recognized Juneteenth after the Legislature passed SCR 4 in March recognizing June 19 […]
A centrist take on Israel-Palestine
by Dave Anderson There is a familiar pattern of responses to the Israeli-Palestinian problem that mirrors most political problems. There are two positions that are diametrically opposed […]
Where’s the beef? Hackers bring it home
MURRYSVILLE, Pa. – Elaine Noll is standing in front of the cherry white and blue stand for Billy’s Country Smokehouse at the local farmers market. Wrapped around […]
